Triple-digit heat will ride through El Paso this weekend. City cooling centers and heat-safety resources are available.

TxDOT will take public input Aug. 4 in Clint on a proposed 20-mile Border Highway East extension. Spanish-language staff and a virtual option will be available.

ICE arrested a green‑card holder in El Paso after court records linked her to a 20.6‑pound meth seizure at the Paso Del Norte port. She pleaded guilty in 2025 and now faces immigration proceedings.

A Stacker roundup of Zillow data ranks Vinton the priciest place in the El Paso metro at about $253K, with El Paso and Canutillo close behind. The list highlights big five‑year gains in some smaller towns.

A federal complaint filed in El Paso says a Border Patrol agent entered a home and fatally shot the family's Rottweiler during a Sept. 9, 2025, search. The suit seeks damages and follows a denied administrative claim.

Chihuahua state police say a bazooka and about 1,000 fentanyl pills were seized in Ciudad Juárez during a homicide probe; a couple was arrested and turned over to prosecutors.

El Paso warns that scammers are emailing fake invoices posing as Planning & Inspections and demanding a "city compensation fee."

A Las Cruces man wanted in a 2025 Sonic Drive-In killing was sentenced to 10 years in El Paso after an officer-involved shootout; Doña Ana prosecutors will seek extradition.

A former El Paso psychiatric nurse practitioner was arrested on July 8 on two felony sexual‑assault warrants tied to allegations spanning 2021–2025.

Wichita approved nearly $10 million to test treating wastewater to drinking-water standards with a small pilot plant, a step officials say will build long-term water resilience.

Two El Paso Mexican restaurants landed at the low end of this week's health inspections, posting scores in the mid-70s. City thresholds and how to see full reports are explained.

Clear and hot today with highs near 99°F. Isolated mountain storms are possible and cooling centers are open.

Isolated late‑day storms are possible Monday while heat builds back into the low 100s this week.